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The '''Caphiric Catholic Church''', formerly and commonly known as the '''Imperial Church of Caphiria''', is a particular church in full communion with the Pope and the worldwide [[Catholic Church]]. It is by far the largest particular church, with over one billion congregants, and the only one to worship in the Latin rite. It is the established church and was the de facto state religion of the [[Imperium of Caphiria]] for over three centuries. The primate of the church is the Patriarch of Venceia and All Sarpedon.
The '''Caphiric Catholic Church''', formerly and commonly known as the '''Imperial Church of Caphiria''', is a particular church in full communion with the [[Pope]] and the worldwide [[Catholic Church]]. It is by far the largest particular church, with over one billion congregants, and the only one to worship in the Caphiric rite. It is the established church and was the de facto state religion of the [[Imperium of Caphiria]] for over three centuries. The primate of the church is the Patriarch of Venceia and All Sarpedon.


Caphiria played a major role in the second wave of Christian proselytization during the Middle Ages. Imperator Marius Oratonius was baptized into the Catholic Church in 1079, and all Caphiria would be nominally Christianized by the end of the 12th century. Caphiria's significant territorial expansion during the Late Middle Ages was officially sanctioned by the Pope, who granted to the Imperators the title "Protector of Christendom." While the Popes were increasingly assertive of their temporal and spiritual authority in Levantia during this time, the Caphiric Church was left alone, as the Papacy depended on the tithes and prestige afforded by the Sarpedonian bishoprics. The relationship between the Popes and the Imperators began to break down due to the emerging [[Great Confessional War|Protestant Revolt]] in the early 16th century. Caphiria was insulated from the struggle, but theological tensions with the Urceopolitan church had long simmered beneath the surface, and the Imperators took advantage of ecclesiastical division and the Pope's focus on crushing Protestantism to increase imperial authority. The Caphiric church's position was further weakened by the growth of classicism in Caphiria, which called for a Christianity that conformed to ancient Caphirian virtues and would restore the religious positions enjoyed by the Imperator during the Principate. The triumph of the Counter-reformation and the resulting growth of Urcean influence in Levantia and over the Church further strained relations. Beginning in the early 1550s, Caphiria began to protestant refugees. The first official step towards schism was in 1560 when clergy were required to make an oath of loyalty to the Imperator, and the process was completed in [[1615]], when [[Pius XII]] took the title ''pontifex maximus'' by acclimation of the Caphirian bishops. For many years after the Schism, pro-Levantine Catholic factions continued to challenge the leadership of the new Caphiric Church. These factions, and the people that supported the Levantine Church still, were known as Traditionalists and were heavily persecuted and executed under heresy laws. This period is known as the [[Months of Bloody Sundays]] as it was common practice for the Imperator to simply execute any people who were not coming to church in protest. Traditionalists were executed under legislation that punished anyone judged guilty of heresy against the Caphiric Church. Ultimately, the Caphiric Church went through a series of reformations ([[The Reformations of 1627]]), and the church was renamed the Imperial Catholic Church. While it remains essentially Catholic, these reformations contributed to distinct, partially protestantized, theological and liturgical expressions in the Caphiric Church.
Caphiria played a major role in the second wave of Christian proselytization during the Middle Ages. Imperator Marius Oratonius was baptized into the Catholic Church in 1079, and all Caphiria would be nominally Christianized by the end of the 12th century. Caphiria's significant territorial expansion during the Late Middle Ages was officially sanctioned by the Pope, who granted to the Imperators the title "Protector of Christendom." While the Popes were increasingly assertive of their temporal and spiritual authority in Levantia during this time, the Caphiric Church was left alone, as the Papacy depended on the tithes and prestige afforded by the Sarpedonian bishoprics. The relationship between the Popes and the Imperators began to break down due to the emerging [[Great Confessional War|Protestant Revolt]] in the early 16th century. Caphiria was insulated from the struggle, but theological tensions with the Urceopolitan church had long simmered beneath the surface, and the Imperators took advantage of ecclesiastical division and the Pope's focus on crushing Protestantism to increase imperial authority. The Caphiric church's position was further weakened by the growth of classicism in Caphiria, which called for a Christianity that conformed to ancient Caphirian virtues and would restore the religious positions enjoyed by the Imperator during the Principate. The triumph of the Counter-reformation and the resulting growth of Urcean influence in Levantia and over the Church further strained relations. Beginning in the early 1550s, Caphiria began to protestant refugees. The first official step towards schism was in 1560 when clergy were required to make an oath of loyalty to the Imperator, and the process was completed in [[1615]], when [[Pius XII]] took the title ''pontifex maximus'' by acclimation of the Caphirian bishops. For many years after the Schism, pro-Levantine Catholic factions continued to challenge the leadership of the new Caphiric Church. These factions, and the people that supported the Levantine Church still, were known as Traditionalists and were heavily persecuted and executed under heresy laws. This period is known as the [[Months of Bloody Sundays]] as it was common practice for the Imperator to simply execute any people who were not coming to church in protest. Traditionalists were executed under legislation that punished anyone judged guilty of heresy against the Caphiric Church. Ultimately, the Caphiric Church went through a series of reformations ([[The Reformations of 1627]]), and the church was renamed the Imperial Catholic Church. While it remains essentially Catholic, these reformations contributed to distinct, partially protestantized, theological and liturgical expressions in the Caphiric Church.


Beginning in the late 2020s, the detente between Urcea and Caphiria led to a renewed ecumenical dialogue between the Caphirian and Levantine churches. in 2037, the [[Eight Points Agreement]] was signed by the Imperator and Pope, facilitating the restoration of full communion and the preservation of the Caphiric church's autonomy and spiritual patrimony.
Beginning in the late 2000s, the detente between Urcea and Caphiria led to a renewed ecumenical dialogue between the Caphirian and Levantine churches. in 2017, the [[Eight Points Agreement]] was signed by the Imperator and Pope, facilitating the restoration of full communion and the preservation of the Caphiric church's autonomy and spiritual patrimony. The Agreement also formally erected the Caphiric Church as a {{wp|particular church}} within Catholicism with its own set of canon law and only unique liturgical rite.


Virtually all of Caphiric Catholics live within the Imperium of Caphiria, or former Caphirian territories. Full participation in the sacramental life of each church is available to all communicant members. Due to the historical link to Caphiria, some member churches are known as "Caphiric Catholic," such as the Caphiric Church of Zaclaria.
Virtually all of Caphiric Catholics live within the Imperium of Caphiria, or former Caphirian territories. Full participation in the sacramental life of each church is available to all communicant members. Due to the historical link to Caphiria, some member churches are known as "Caphiric Catholic," such as the Caphiric Church of Zaclaria.
=Governance=
=Governance=
==Patriarchate==
==Diocesan administration==
==Monastic orders==
Within the Caphiric Church, monasticism is generally prohibited with a few notable exceptions. Monastic orders were common in [[Caphiria]] prior to the schism, but with the schism their lands were seized and the monks within were pressed into service as military chaplains and other similar duties. The orders were not reestablished following the end of the schism.
==Priestly magisterial duties==
All clerics within the Caphiric Church are invested with a minor [[Magistrates of Caphiria|magistracy of Caphiria]] upon their ordination, symbolizing their responsibility to the State but also their role as a "minister of public good". The magistracies vary based on the level of the cleric, with most priests being invested as [[Magistrates_of_Caphiria#Pro-Aediles|pro-aediles]], though rarely some are invested instead as nominal decemvirs or other positions.
=Doctrine=
=Doctrine=
== Trinity==
==Trinity==
Nature of Christ==
==Nature of Christ==
==Church==
==Church==
consists of all believers==
consists of all believers
==Justification==
==Justification==
good works, private masses
good works, private masses
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=Worship and Practice=
=Worship and Practice=
==Liturgy==
==Liturgy==
{{Main|Caphiric Rite}}
sacrificial aspect of the mass
sacrificial aspect of the mass
==Devotions==
==Devotions==
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==Scripture==
==Scripture==
==The Credo==
==The Credo==
The {{wp|Credo}} - the statement of orthodox faith within the mass as formulated by early Church councils - remains in use in the Caphiric Church and is repeated at each liturgy. During the schismatic era, various minor alterations were made to the creed. The most dramatic was the alteration of the conclusion of the creed, which added an additional paragraph known as the "Imperial Credo" after the profession of belief in the {{wp|Holy Spirit}} but before that of profession of belief in the Church. This language was included to coincide with adoption of the [[Caphiric Pyramid]] as church dogma in 1810, but remained in the creed after its removal from church teaching. The pre-2017 Caphiric credo is reproduced below in Ænglish, with schismatic additions in italics.
:I believe in one God,
:the Father almighty,
:maker of heaven and earth,
:of all things visible and invisible.
:I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
:the Only Begotten Son of God,
:born of the Father before all ages.
:God from God, Light from Light,
:true God from true God,
:begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
:through him all things were made.
:For us men and for our salvation
:he came down from heaven,
:and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
:and became man.
:For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
:he suffered death and was buried,
:and rose again on the third day
:in accordance with the Scriptures.
:He ascended into heaven
:and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
:He will come again in glory
:to judge the living and the dead
:and his kingdom will have no end.
:I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
:who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
:who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
:who has spoken through the prophets ''and through the authority on earth.''
:''I believe in the sacred responsibility of the Imperator,''
:''Who from the father receives power and dominion,''
:''From the son grace,''
:''And from the Holy Spirit wisdom.''
:I believe in one, holy, ''imperial'', catholic and apostolic Church.
:I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
:and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
:and the life of the world to come. Amen.
==Patrum==
==Patrum==
== Writings of the Latter Fathers==
== Writings of the Latter Fathers==
==Worship books==
==Worship books==
=Culture
=Culture=
==Calendar and Major feasts==
==Calendar and Major feasts==
The liturgical calendar of the church bears a close resemblance to the Levantine General Calendar, from which it diverged following the Schism of 1615. After the reunion with Urceopolis, the existing calendar has been provisionally maintained, with modifications to be made should the cause of any post-split saint on the Caphirian calendar be found lacking. Structurally, the only major difference between the Levantine and Caphirian calendars is the use of the term feria. In the Caphirian calendar, as a result of the reforms carried out following the schism, a feria (plural: feriae) refers to Sundays and feast days (as the term was used in the pagan era). In the Levantine calendar, a feria is a weekday without a feast.
The liturgical calendar of the church bears a close resemblance to the Levantine General Calendar, from which it diverged following the Schism of 1615. After the reunion with Urceopolis, the existing calendar has been provisionally maintained, with modifications to be made should the cause of any post-split saint on the Caphirian calendar be found lacking. Structurally, the only major difference between the Levantine and Caphirian calendars is the use of the term feria. In the Caphirian calendar, as a result of the reforms carried out following the schism, a feria (plural: feriae) refers to Sundays and feast days (as the term was used in the pagan era). In the Levantine calendar, a feria is a weekday without a feast.